Best Places15488, PA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 15488, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
15488 ranks 27,765th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and a weak job market ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 15488
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
15488's strengths and weaknesses
Where 15488 ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 93% of zip codes
- School gradeA, better than 89% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 69% of zip codes
Where 15488 ranks low
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$33,323 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of zip codes
- BikingBetter than only 8% of zip codes
Who lives in 15488
15488 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 15488.
Who works in 15488, and how
Work in 15488 centers on health care & social and arts & entertainment. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 15488
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 15488.
What the weather is like in 15488, month by month
15488 sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 24° |
| April | 68° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 64° |
| October | 70° | 58° | 46° |
Flying in and out of 15488
The nearest airport, Morgantown Municipal/Walter L Bill Hart Field, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Pittsburgh International, about 43 miles away.
The best schools in and around 15488
Schools across 15488 average an A, better than 89% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Ben Franklin SchA− · 60% proficient
Top high schools
- Uniontown Area ShsA · 70% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 15488 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
15488 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 15488 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 15488
Is 15488 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 15488 ranks 27,765th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on a stable housing market, low disaster risk, and good schools, and lowest on a weak job market and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 15488 safe?
15488 is safer than 39% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $298 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in 15488?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 43 with lows near 24. That works out to about 70 pleasant days a year, more than 24% of zip codes.
Compare 15488 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 15488. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 15488 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
15488 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 15488: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 15488: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 15488: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 15488: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
15488 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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